<s>
The	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
Defense	I-Application
League	I-Application
is	O
an	O
organization	O
and	O
network	O
launched	O
in	O
March	O
2012	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
organizing	O
protests	O
and	O
other	O
responses	O
to	O
perceived	O
threats	O
to	O
Internet	B-Application
freedom	I-Application
and	O
the	O
open	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
formed	O
following	O
the	O
protests	B-Application
against	I-Application
SOPA	I-Application
and	I-Application
PIPA	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
Defense	I-Application
League	I-Application
site	O
is	O
a	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
Fight	B-Application
for	I-Application
the	I-Application
Future	I-Application
nonprofit	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
noted	O
for	O
its	O
participation	O
in	O
the	O
anti-SOPA	O
protests	O
of	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
Reddit	B-Application
co-founder	O
Alexis	O
Ohanian	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IDL	O
received	O
early	O
support	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Mozilla	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
,	O
WordPress	B-Protocol
,	O
Reddit	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Cheezburger	O
Network	O
,	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Frontier	O
Foundation	O
,	O
Public	O
Knowledge	O
,	O
OpenCongress	O
,	O
Grooveshark	O
,	O
Imgur	B-Algorithm
,	O
Fark	O
,	O
the	O
Tor	B-Application
Project	I-Application
,	O
La	B-Application
Quadrature	I-Application
du	I-Application
Net	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Center	O
for	O
Democracy	O
and	O
Technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Tiffiniy	O
Cheng	O
,	O
co-founder	O
of	O
Fight	B-Application
for	I-Application
the	I-Application
Future	I-Application
,	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
the	O
Defense	O
League	O
site	O
is	O
to	O
sign	O
up	O
thousands	O
of	O
websites	O
,	O
from	O
large	O
organizations	O
to	O
bloggers	O
,	O
who	O
can	O
be	O
mobilized	O
quickly	O
if	O
needed	O
for	O
future	O
anti-piracy	O
legislation	O
protests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
to	O
CNN	B-Architecture
about	O
why	O
they	O
chose	O
a	O
cat	O
as	O
their	O
symbol	O
,	O
Cheng	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
this	O
academic	O
theory	O
...	O
that	O
talks	O
about	O
if	O
you	O
ban	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
people	O
to	O
share	O
cat	O
photos	O
,	O
they	O
'll	O
start	O
protesting	O
en	O
masse	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
